Ming Dynasty: The ghost betrays the Confucian sage, my son Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 283 Zhu Bai takes charge of the Imperial Guard and raids the Lu family

Zhu Biao received news that the Lu family in Shouzhou, which was Lu's natal family, had been escorted to Beijing. He was worried and wanted to know what happened, so he hurried to Wenhua Palace.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of Wenhua Hall, they saw hundreds of Jinyi guards coming. The leader was a young man, wearing a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist. He was full of heroism. He bowed to Zhu Biao: "My brother Zhu Bai, See His Royal Highness.”

"Old Twelve? Why is it you?" Zhu Biao was shocked.

"His Royal Highness, my father has ordered me to take charge of the Imperial Guard." Zhu Bai said in high spirits, "From today on, I will also work for the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Biao was secretly shocked.

Why did the father suddenly let a prince take charge of the Imperial Guard? Is there something big going on? Is it because of the Lu family? No, the Lu family is not enough.

"Old Twelve, wait!" Zhu Biao frowned.

He turned around and was about to enter the Wenhua Hall, but Zhu Yuanzhang walked out just in time. Zhu Bai led all the royal guards to kneel down and worship: "See your majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes swept over, and finally fell on Zhu Bai, and said in a deep voice: "Old Twelve, you are now the commander of the Jinyi Guards. The Shouzhou Prefecture and the Lu family and other important criminals have been escorted to Beijing, so I will imprison you first. The Jinyi Guards have ordered you to investigate this case."

"My son, I obey the decree!" Zhu Bai nodded.

"Also, we are going to the Ancestral Temple tomorrow to worship our ancestors. At that time, the large copper furnace for worshiping the heaven will be lit." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were like knives. "You send a message to all the princes who hold death-free iron certificates, asking them to participate."

"My son, I have received the order." Zhu Bai took the order and stood up.

A large number of royal guards were dispatched, shuttled through the streets of the capital, and went to the princes' mansions. The people in the capital looked at it and speculated on what big event had happened.

……

Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Biao said to Zhu Yuanzhang with a worried look on his face: "Father, how can you let Lao Twelve take charge of the Imperial Guard? It is not easy to start well and end well if you are contaminated by spies."

"How could we not know." Zhu Yuanzhang gave a bitter smile, "But what we are going to do next, Jinyiwei will not be able to control without a prince in charge. We know that this is not a good job, there is nothing we can do, who can let the twelve Is he our son?"

"Father, do you want to...touch the Duke and the others?" Zhu Biao asked.

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, then picked up a folder and handed it to Zhu Biao, as if laughing at himself:
"This is the brochure your mother gave to us. Oh my, it's the first brochure she gave to us. We read it several times. There is a sentence in it called 'Under the rule of law, people are hungry.' Haha, even your mother knows this. Are you talking too much? Is our Ming Dynasty really ruling the world?"

"Compared to the former Yuan Dynasty, we are much better! In addition, the Emperor has engaged in overseas trade in recent years, and many places have become rich. Humph, so many officials have begun to make money! The Shouzhou Prefecture and the Lu family, Is this just a special case of oppressing people? "

"The Ming Dynasty is far from being able to rule the world. It is far from enough! Therefore, no matter how much we feel sorry for our sons, we will throw them into this pile of mud. Our Zhu family's world must be taken care of by the Zhu family themselves."

Zhu Biao sighed and bowed: "My son, I understand."

Zhu Yuanzhang put away his worries and spread his hands: "We are really happy that your mother is going out to play this time. She has been busy for half her life, all for the Zhu family. It's time to live her own life."

"Fortunately, I have a concubine." Zhu Biao smiled, "Otherwise, the queen mother would really not be able to go out."

"I have to say that I'm lucky to have your grandpa." Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "Our Zhu family is different."

……

Korean government.

The Korean Duke Li Shanchang, who had always been closed to visitors, finally saw guests today, and many princes gathered at his residence. Li Shanchang sat on the main seat and frowned slightly.

The princes below were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, walking back and forth. Duke Feng Sheng of Song Dynasty was anxious and said to Li Shanchang: "Oh, old Prime Minister, you are talking. Your Majesty has sent us to go to the Ancestral Temple tomorrow. , what does it mean?”

Li Shanchang picked up something from the table, which turned out to be a death-free iron coupon. He said solemnly: "Tomorrow, I will take the initiative to hand over the death-free iron coupon to Your Majesty, put it into the copper furnace, and burn it."

"What?" All the princes were shocked.

The death-free ticket is not only their glory, but also their talisman. How could you take the initiative to hand it over? This is the emperor's grace, which can be passed down to future generations.

"Old Xiangguo, why did you do this?" Feng Sheng was puzzled.

"You all know, right? Yesterday, His Majesty held a banquet for me alone." Li Shanchang smiled bitterly, "He said a lot of things, so I have to take the initiative to hand it over."

The princes understood that it was His Majesty's wish to hand over the iron ticket to avoid death. Their expressions changed greatly, and Li Shanchang smiled lightly: "Of course, you don't have to hand it over! His Majesty has no intention of forcing you, but you all have to think clearly about whether this death-free ticket can save you from death!"

"Since the old prime minister has taken the initiative to engage in diplomatic relations, of course we will follow him," Feng Sheng said.

Others also agreed, and Li Shanchang sighed quietly: "Okay, bring your iron coupons to avoid death tomorrow, and we will go to the Ancestral Temple together. After handing in the iron coupons, I will return to Fengyang. Before leaving, I still advise Just tell me, let it go. If you are willing to go back to Fengyang, we will wait for you in Fengyang. We can work with you later, and you can have a companion, hahaha."

The princes also laughed, but they definitely didn't want to go back to Fengyang. It would be great to be in the capital.

……

The next day, Ancestral Temple. The huge copper furnace in front of the gate was burning with raging fire. Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the steps, with various princes below. Eunuch Wang Jinghong was loudly announcing:
"Korean Master Li Shanchang, please take the initiative to hand over the death penalty ticket."

"Gong Xu Da of the State of Wei, please take the initiative to hand over the iron coupon to avoid death."

"Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong, please take the initiative to hand over the iron coupon to avoid death."

"Feng Sheng, Duke of Song Dynasty, took the initiative to ask for the death penalty."

"Deng Yu, Duke of Wei, took the initiative to ask for a death certificate."

"Zheng Guogong Chang Mao, please take the initiative to hand over the death iron coupon."

The six founding princes have all handed in their death-free certificates, what else can the other princes say? They queued up obediently to hand in the iron coupons and threw them into the copper furnace. Their eyes were full of reluctance.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair, as majestic as a prison, and sneered in his heart.

The king's law is like heaven, no matter whether you are high or low, from now on we can strictly enforce the law, kill when you want to kill, and behead when you want to behead. The burning of the copper furnace today is a final warning to them. If they dare to break the law again in the future, it will be no wonder that Zhu Chongba is the only one who has done his best to be benevolent and righteous.

"Everyone!" Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, "Let me announce something. Lu Ben, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, allowed his family to oppress the people in Shouzhou, seize fertile farmland, deprive him of his position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and send him to Jinyiwei's prison."

Everyone was shocked. Even Prince Zhu Biao did not expect that the emperor would announce the matter at this time, but he instantly understood his father's intention, which was to tell the princes that any relatives of the emperor who violated national laws would be severely punished according to the law.

"Go back to the palace!" Wang Jinghong announced, and the princes and princes retreated. Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhu Biao to get on the dragon chariot together. He said solemnly: "Biao'er, we will punish the Lu family severely, but it will not affect the Lu family. She has been demoted to a concubine, which is considered a punishment. After all, she has given birth to a grandson for our Zhu family. "

"Thank you, Father." Zhu Biao nodded.

"Biao'er, you need to consider the position of Crown Princess of the East Palace." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "The Lu family is out of the question."

"Let's wait until the queen comes back to make a decision." Zhu Biao nodded.

……

Capital, Lu Mansion.

A large number of royal guards rushed in, and there was panic throughout the mansion. The Jin Yiwei found Lu Ben with a slumped expression in the study. Zhu Bai, who was already the commander of the Jin Yiwei, cupped his fists towards Lu Ben and said, "Master Lu, please."

Lu Ben stood up slowly, pointed to a book on the table and asked, "His Royal Highness King Xiang, can I bring a book with me?"

"Of course." Zhu Bai nodded.

He led the Jinyi Guards, escorted Lu Ben's family, and returned to the Jinyi Guards to be imprisoned. After they left, a woman flew down in the backyard of the Lu Mansion. It was Wu Yu. She looked around and frowned coldly: "What a pig teammate! The situation I managed to manage with great difficulty has been implicated by his Shouzhou family. Could it be that his Shouzhou family has been implicated. God bless the Zhu family?”

She stood there for a while, then disappeared.

Lu Ben was escorted to the imperial prison. He saw the Lu family escorted from Shouzhou. When Lu Gui saw Lu Ben, his face turned pale and he immediately knelt down: "Brother, why are you imprisoned too?"

"Humph, weren't you the ones responsible?" Lu Ben's eyes were filled with fire. "The Lu family, which finally got up, was destroyed by your hands! Not only me, but also my daughter will be implicated."

"Big...brother!" Lu Gui was numb. He still thought that his eldest brother could save him, but now even his eldest brother had come in. He was unwilling to give up, "Brother, you are the prince's father-in-law. The prince will come to save us, right?"

Zhu Bai on the side sneered: "Just stop dreaming."

Lu Gui was furious: "How dare you, a little royal guard, call yourself a prince?"

When Lu Ben saw him scolding King Xiang, he shook his head speechlessly. The Lu family was completely hopeless. Zhu Bai spread his hands towards Lu Gui: "I am indeed just a little royal guard, but at the same time, I am also the King of Xiang in the Ming Dynasty, and the prince is my eldest brother."

Lu Gui was suddenly shocked.

Zhu Bai took Lu Ben into a single room deep in the imperial prison. He sighed and shook his head: "Master Lu, your second brother is so bold when he entered the imperial prison. This shows how tough your family is in Shouzhou. Too arrogant."

Lu Ben looked sad and said to Zhu Bai: "All the mistakes are my fault and have nothing to do with the crown prince's concubine Lu. She is in the palace and has no idea what is going on outside. Please also ask King Xiang to report it to the emperor." Don’t involve Mr. Lu in this matter.”

Zhu Bai nodded: "I won't offend a woman. Besides, my sister-in-law also gave birth to a grandson for our Zhu family."

After Lu Ben heard this, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

……

East Palace.

Mrs. Lu was waiting for her father to come to Pope Sun to study today, but he didn't come after waiting for a long time. At this time, Prince Zhu Biao came in with a solemn expression and said to Lu, "I have something to tell you! Your father has been imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison!"

The prince explained the reason for the incident. Lu stumbled and almost fell to the ground. With tears in her eyes, she knelt in front of Zhu Biao: "Please save my father, your highness."

(End of this chapter)